A random assortment of things currently in my makeup case.
Which I’ll have on on a typical day, except for when I’m running (in that case, it’s just sunscreen and lip balm for me — oh, and some fancy manicure, especially when running a race!).
To learn how to tend to your skin when it comes to exercising, check out my post Clear Skin Tips for Fitness Fanatics on The Kit where I chat with dermatologist Sandy Skotnicki.
4 Comments January 19, 2012
“Why on EARTH would you do that to yourself?”
I’d just cheered on my sister in her first marathon some years back and this was what I was thinking. I had no concept of what 42.2k meant (other than freakin’ long), I just knew she’d been running for more than four hours. FOUR HOURS. Hence my “Why oh why????” I mean, sure she looked happy, but lots of things make me happy–like sleeping an extra four hours.
And here I am in 2012 planning to run my first marathon.
See, since then, I’ve somehow become a runner (check out what I get from running here on my post at The Kit). And I’ve got nine half-marathons and one 30k race under my belt (that’s my pile of medals above) and I need a new challenge. And short of running a half even faster (which would call for killer speed training), I’d rather double the distance — so I think that means I’m only somewhat a glutton for punishment? Or maybe I’m just crazy, like that blogger chick on the current season of The Bachelor.
Wish me luck. Training will be hard.
And long.
And sweaty.
Oh. Boy.
Leave a Comment January 3, 2012
With the holidays approaching and most of us in a shopping frenzy, here are some tips from the LA Times about how to turn your shopping excursion into a workout. It says how a 150-lb person can burn up to 500 calories in three hours (kinda low considering I typically burn around that much in an hour’s run, but better than crashing on the couch watching the Griswolds and burning much less, I suppose).
(although the personal trainer interviewed refers to it as a hike, I don’t think he’s ever been to a designer sample sale — I personally approach it as a high-intensity, competitive sport, don’t you?).
(And this little sweater above, the Llama Love Sweater from Madewell? I’d definitely be sprinting and fighting off other shoppers for it, if it were in stock, that is).
Leave a Comment December 2, 2011